Re: Fwd: getting started - need pointers

Are you browsing your localhost server:
http://localhost/

That host name standardly maps to the IP address 127.0.0.1, and that's the
local instance of your web server.

Stay well

Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Kay" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: [PHP-WIN] getting started - need pointers


> WAMP installed. PHP still not working.....sigh
>
>> have you looked at WAMP ?  theres Xammp too but never really liked it
>> myself
>> much ...other swear by it though
>>
>> Look at WAMP :
>>
>> http://www.wampserver.com/en/, it can start as a service and all that
>>
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>> 2009/5/28 Mike Kay <[email protected]>
>>
>> Greetings. I am trying to get PHP installed and working on a Windows
>>> server - Windows Standard 2007. I've downloaded and installed PHP 5.2.9.
>>> Problem is I don't know how to use this at all. My web server is Apache
>>> 2.2 - my database is Mysql.
>>>
>>> I selected the Apache module 2.2 during the install, and added support
>>> for
>>> Mysql in extensions.
>>>
>>> How can make windows start PHP on boot?
>>> When I click on a .php file, the file opens rather than runs. Obviously
>>> I've missed something. There is a command phpinfo - to view the
>>> parameters
>>> of the PHP installed - I don't remember how to run this on the command
>>> line.
>>>
>>> Any help MOST appreciated.
>>> Also, I'm seeking pointers to beginners documentation for Windows users.
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot.
>>>
>>>
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